Shelfology Book Pairing

A Study of Agincourt, Waterloo and the Somme

by John Keegan

The Face of Battle is military history from the battlefield: a look at the direct experience of individuals at 'the point of maximum danger'. It examines the physical conditions of fighting, the particular emotions and behaviour generated by battle, as well as the motives that impel soldiers to stand and fight rather than run away.

The Civil War Era

by James M. McPherson